In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Scratched out lines tell the story of your life
Like a bullet spinning out on the ice
Holding back for sure
But I know that one day
It's gonna be worth it
When you're on the way out
Still wish I could act
Speak to you the only way that I feel free
Another love song to who you used to be
But my heads out there
Where the orange star rattle
Is all that matters
Not the feelings after
And if the feeling leaves me
The song always reminds me, so then
Meet me on the periphery
Know that that's where I'll be, oh yeah
I'm glad that you understand
Shot in slow-motion so I see it all
Frosted mint green paint on all the walls
And the thing I just can't stop thinking
It's the classic feeling
Wondering if you'll be there
And if the feeling leaves me
The song always reminds me, so then
Meet me on the periphery
That's where we'll be happy again
I finally understand
One day, I'll see it for what it was
A brief obsession alive again
It's all in my head
But it could be perfect, finally
One day, I'll see it for what it was
A brief obsession alive again
It's all in my head
But, God it's perfect, finally
Like a bullet spinning out on the ice
Holding back for sure
But I know that one day
It's gonna be worth it
When you're on the way out
Still wish I could act
Speak to you the only way that I feel free
Another love song to who you used to be
But my heads out there
Where the orange star rattle
Is all that matters
Not the feelings after
And if the feeling leaves me
The song always reminds me, so then
Meet me on the periphery
Know that that's where I'll be, oh yeah
I'm glad that you understand
Shot in slow-motion so I see it all
Frosted mint green paint on all the walls
And the thing I just can't stop thinking
It's the classic feeling
Wondering if you'll be there
And if the feeling leaves me
The song always reminds me, so then
Meet me on the periphery
That's where we'll be happy again
I finally understand
One day, I'll see it for what it was
A brief obsession alive again
It's all in my head
But it could be perfect, finally
One day, I'll see it for what it was
A brief obsession alive again
It's all in my head
But, God it's perfect, finally
Lyrics submitted by vickirin
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